Event

Christmas at Trinity

The Cantilena Chamber Choir will present Christmas at Trinity at Trinity Church on Sunday, December 8, at 3p.m. The concert will include the beloved Vivaldi Gloria with instrumental ensemble, Winter from Vaughan Williams Folksongs of the Four Seasons and new carols by Dan Forrest. Guests include the Hudson Valley Choral Society, Gretchen Reuckheim director.

Something for everyone! Hear the famous Gloria with Cantilena soloists, and new carol settings by the hugely popular composer Dan Forrest. Mostly known to the choral world for his Requiem, his shorter extraordinary carol settings will be presented along with a brand new work called The Sun Never Says.

The Cantilena Chamber Choir, now in its 16th anniversary season, is comprised of 24 dedicated singers of the highest caliber, who possess vocal training, excellent sight-reading skills and considerable choral experience. Its accolades include a multi-year Cultural Portfolio grant award from the Massachusetts Cultural Council for its annual Martin Luther King program and two Choral Arts New England Alfred Nash Patterson awards for innovative programming. Special guests have included actors Jonathan Epstein, Allyn Burrows, Annette Miller, Benjamin Luxon, Tina Packer and author Geraldine Brooks among others. Collaborations have been with Baltimores Urban Choral Arts Society, Cambridge Concentus, Aston Magna, Tanglewood, the Empire Brass, and six Berkshire public schools. It has appeared at Tanglewood, the Mahaiwe and Colonial Theaters, Hancock Shaker Village, The Mount, The Berkshire Museum, Hevreh, and WGBY in Springfield.